Sefi Rivlin

Yosef "Sefi" Rivlin (; 7 November 1947 – 3 December 2013) was an Israeli actor and comedian.

He was best known for his roles in the satire show ("Head Cleaning"), the children’s program Rega im Dodley and its spin-off .

Personal life and death Yosef "Sefi" Rivlin was born and grew up in Nahalat Yehuda (present-day Rishon LeZion). He was born to the Rivlin family. He studied acting at the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts. He was married to Rina, with whom he had four children. A memorial ceremony held at Habimah Theater in Tel Aviv on the morning of the funeral was attended by a large crowd of Israeli entertainers and politicians. Rivlin was buried in the old cemetery of Rishon LeZion.

Acting career Rivlin's acting debut was in 1973, when he appeared at the Khan Theater in Jerusalem in Servant of Two Masters, directed by the British-born director Mike Alfreds. He played the part of the Archie Bunker character on Itche - the Israeli version of All in the Family - and starred in the series Sefi, an Israeli version of Britain's Mr. Bean. He acted in musicals and often emceed children's festivals.

Sports career

He enrolled in the youth football club of Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. and later on played in the senior side from 1962 until 1969.

Political activism A supporter of the Likud party, he appeared in advertisements for the party in the 1984 national elections. He briefly served on the Rishon LeZion City Council.

Upon the news of Rivlin's death, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Rivlin a “friend and companion” and a "beloved artist who made generations of Israelis laugh with his witty humor.”

Personal life Rivlin lived in Nahalat Yehuda, a workers' moshav that became a neighborhood in Rishon LeZion in 1988. His wife was Rina (née Nathan) and they have three daughters and a son. After Rivlin's death, Adi Zino, the daughter of actress Effi Ben Israel, claimed that Rivlin was her biological father.